tobeeornottobee
New Member
Hello there. So, this will be my first general post on here, so please bear with me. I have a Russian tortoise named Ben who I have had for almost three years now (he is around eight years old now, though). Recently, he has developed a habit of (for lack of a better word) ‘grinding’ against the sides of his enclosure. I’ve had him in an enclosure with a hollow, plastic base about six or seven inches high, with a cage like part on top, as can be seen below.
I’ve had him in it since I got him, and he’s only started this habit over the last few months. He does the same with his hide, which is a large terra cotta pot. Naturally, his ‘grinding’ is really, really loud, and often wakes me up in the morning. It’s summer, so I’ve been trying to sleep in — he has other ideas.
So I was just wondering if someone would know what this behaviour is all about and if it can/should be stopped.
I have attached below a photo I recently took of him doing this.
Thank you!
I’ve had him in it since I got him, and he’s only started this habit over the last few months. He does the same with his hide, which is a large terra cotta pot. Naturally, his ‘grinding’ is really, really loud, and often wakes me up in the morning. It’s summer, so I’ve been trying to sleep in — he has other ideas.
So I was just wondering if someone would know what this behaviour is all about and if it can/should be stopped.
I have attached below a photo I recently took of him doing this.
Thank you!